SanDisk SDSSDA-960G-G2(5|6)

SSD Plus 960GB

SSD Plus 960GB
BENCHMARKS (1,750)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $145

Effective Speed -71%Effective Speed -71%Average Score -74%Read -22%, Write -37%, 4K Read -74%, 4K Write -27%, Mixed -69%, 4K Mixed -184%, SusWrite -102%Peak Score -38%Read -4%, Write -13%, 4K Read -59%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -8%, 4K Mixed -141%, SusWrite -34%Value & Sentiment -1,149%User Rating -38%, Market Share -4,544%, Price -16%, Value 4%Nice To Haves -277%DQ Read -69%, DQ Write -12%, DQ Mixed -786%, ADQ Read -94%, ADQ Write -25%, ADQ Mixed -1,227%, Age 31%, AS-SSD Total -34%

Average Bench: 57.4% (790^th of 1037)

Based on 1,750 user benchmarks. Model: SanDisk SDSSDA960G

Poor: 28%Average: 57.4% Great: 78%

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Average average bench

The SanDisk SSD Plus 960GB averaged 42.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 70.2MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 234MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SanDisk SSD Plus 960GB is 50.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SanDisk SSD Plus 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 19.4MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 147MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,750 samples)

Rank 79057.4%

Min	Avg	Max
216	Read 374	481
37.2	Write 301	429
5	Mixed 212	383
32.5	SusWrite 147	294
57.6% 258 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.07	4K Read 19.1	25.8
2.66	4K Write 70.2	114
0.2	4K Mixed 15.7	23.3
86.1% 35 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
61.6	DQ Read 166	216
34.4	DQ Write 234	319
0.2	DQ Mixed 19.4	35.8
65.2% 140 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

GBR-User, 6 hrs ago.

257GB free

Firmware: Z33130RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 172 137 121 118 128 MB/s

74.3% Very good

Write 419

Mixed 109

SusWrite 153

63% 284 MB/s

4K Read 22.6

4K Write 114

4K Mixed 23.2

124% 53.2 MB/s

DQ Read 154

DQ Write 298

DQ Mixed 9.4

69% 154 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 hrs ago.

257GB free

Firmware: Z33130RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 198 148 128 128 153 MB/s

72.9% Very good

Write 432

Mixed 382

SusWrite 196

82% 368 MB/s

4K Read 21.7

4K Write 88.6

4K Mixed 20.8

106% 43.7 MB/s

DQ Read 187

DQ Write 304

DQ Mixed 34.7

86% 175 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 day ago.

232GB free

Firmware: Z33130RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 103 102 102 52 76 MB/s

72.3% Very good

Write 427

Mixed 385

SusWrite 108

77% 346 MB/s

4K Read 23.3

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 23.5

121% 50.4 MB/s

DQ Read 210

DQ Write 304

DQ Mixed 35.1

89% 183 MB/s

FIN-User, 1 day ago.

217GB free

Firmware: Z33130RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 102 219 139 52 128 MB/s

53% Above average

Write 95.5

Mixed 18

SusWrite 140

31% 140 MB/s

4K Read 16.6

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 7.6

89% 41.9 MB/s

DQ Read 192

DQ Write 135

DQ Mixed 10.2

49% 113 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

48GB free

Firmware: Z33110RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 52 50 50 27 50 MB/s

47.2% Average

Write 408

Mixed 373

SusWrite 71.8

73% 328 MB/s

4K Read 12.9

4K Write 74.4

4K Mixed 11.6

74% 33 MB/s

DQ Read 131

DQ Write 2.7

DQ Mixed 18.8

26% 51 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 hrs ago.

93GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Z33130RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 109 2.6 125 26 76 MB/s

41.7% Average

Write 326

Mixed 191

SusWrite 77.4

43% 188 MB/s

4K Read 20.3

4K Write 82.7

4K Mixed 0.8

76% 34.6 MB/s

DQ Read 168

DQ Write 301

DQ Mixed 34.3

83% 168 MB/s

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $170

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $290Bench 99%, 249,609 samples	4,785x
Core i5-9600KIntel $195Bench 95%, 181,330 samples	3,240x
Core i9-9900KIntel $380Bench 99%, 248,977 samples	2,792x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $505Bench 113%, 284,999 samples	2,115x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 107%, 275,654 samples	1,217x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $770Bench 131%, 113,144 samples	1,105x

SSD
SSD Plus 960GBSanDisk $145Bench 57%, 1,750 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $86Bench 85%, 138,097 samples	1,109x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 83%, 371,676 samples	746x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 86%, 300,565 samples	725x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $1,196

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	SDSSDA-960G-G26	$14511 mins
	SDSSDA-960G-G26	$2291 month

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $195	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $44
Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $290	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $505	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $42

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28

SanDisk SDSSDA-960G-G2(5|6)

SSD Plus 960GB

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